The Demon’s Menu

Chapter 720 -85 – Finally Appearing_2

"And he’s very intelligent,”

"His economic strength is also among the very top tier.”

"Compared to Edward, aside from being slightly less impressive in terms of economic strength, he surpasses in many other aspects. Yet, even so, Bolun’s process of acquiring ‘Mystical Side Knowledge’ was incredibly tortuous.”

"In fact, to some extent, if it weren’t for my help, Bolun would have struggled to acquire ‘Mystical Side Knowledge’ at all.”

Jason spoke of the young man Bolun with great admiration in his tone.

"What if it was luck?”

...

"Bolun has bad luck.”

The butler rebutted with some disapproval.

"Luck is relative.”

"Moreover, statistically speaking, Bolun’s luck ought to be better,”

Jason shook his head.

"Why?”

The butler pressed on.

"Timing!”

"Edward’s era was a time when the ‘Mystical Side’ wasn’t truly public knowledge, while Bolun happened to be there when the ‘Mystical Side’ came into the public eye.”

"Under such circumstances, who is more likely to acquire ‘Mystical Side Knowledge’?”

Jason asked in return, but he did not stop speaking, he continued, “So, Edward must have obtained ‘Mystical Side Knowledge’ through ‘acquaintances,’ of course in what he considers the most normal ways, like: the Butler discovering some special situation or the like.”

"Hmm,”

"Edward has no shortage of acquaintances.”

"Even more people are close to him.”

"Me?”

"I am not the first choice.”

"Why are you so sure it was me?”

The butler first nodded, then continued to express his doubts.

"Because, I’ve seen you kill.”

"Facing Pang’er’s assassins, your clean and efficient methods left a fresh memory in me, especially considering that you had always maintained a polite demeanor up to that point. Such contrast, such contradiction felt eerily familiar to me, it reminded me of certain individuals.”

"And these individuals?”

"Each one is like a ‘viper’.”

"Cold-blooded, ruthless, and cunning.”

"At that moment, I began to harbour a sliver of doubt.”

Jason spoke, lifting his head to meet the gaze of the butler, who kept a smile on his face.

"Doubt about what?”

The butler inquired further.

"Doubt that you were putting on an act!”

"That you had already noticed my prying!”

"Or rather, no matter whose prying it was, you needed to draw them to ‘EdwardEdward was the bait you threw out to attract attention and slip away behind the scenes.”

Clap, clap, clap!

The butler applauded once again.

Admiration appeared on his face.

"Worthy of the ‘Ship Slayer.'”

This time, the Butler’s praise seemed much more genuine than the perfunctory ones before.

"So, did I do too much?”

"My arrangements made you suspect me.”

"And you can probably guess what happened next?”

The butler asked.

"I can take a guess.”

"From the beginning till the end, it was all for the ‘Angel Envoy,’ wasn’t it?”

"You needed the ‘Angel Envoy’ to descend.”

Jason nodded.

"I am by no means a believer!”

The butler emphasized.

"Of course not.”

"A person who has arranged such a ‘game’ is not something those simple believers could manage, and you’re summoning the ‘Angel Envoy’ merely because you need the ‘Angel Envoy’s Strength.'”

"Not much different from those greedy individuals.”

"The only difference is perhaps that your ambition is much greater than theirs.”

Jason said, flaring his nostrils slightly.

The absence of a familiar ‘scent’ made him let out an involuntary sigh.

"You seem disappointed?”

The butler was very concerned about the sigh.

"You probably don’t know that the ‘Angel Envoy’s’ descent lasts only 5 minutes, do you?”

Jason asked.

Suddenly, a chill appeared in the butler’s eyes.

"Those people’s brains are filled with faith in that unfathomable ‘god,’ lacking any ‘information’; I’ve split open several heads and found nothing I wanted.”

"Coincidentally, at that time, some disturbances arose from ‘the ground.’

"Some ‘invaders’ appeared.”

"Back then, they were still far away and very vague.”

"But to me, it was an opportunity.”

"So I ‘acquired’ Findelter’s identity, and I appeared by ‘Edward’s’ side, perfectly ‘guiding’ that fool onto my stage,”

"What happened next?”

"Pretty much what you guessed.”

"But have you considered one thing?”

The butler laughed again.

"What?”

Jason cooperatively asked in return.

"Why would I bother talking at length about these utterly useless matters with you here?”

"I was stalling for time!”

As the butler spoke, he lifted his right hand, thumb pressed against his middle finger, ring finger and pinky naturally bent, with index finger raised, forming a gesture akin to the number 1.

But contrary to common understanding!

Complicated ‘Dufol Language’ symbols began to appear at his fingertips.

Then, more ‘Dufol Language’ symbols appeared at his feet.

The symbols at the fingertips and underfoot almost simultaneously shone with a red light.

As the two sets resonated with each other, an unidentifiable strength enveloped the entire hospital room.

Naturally, Jason was within this range as well.

After completing all this, the butler spoke again.

"I needed time to activate the ‘ritual’!”

"And then

"To ‘steal’ the power you obtained from the ‘Angel Envoy’!”

The butler said, a smile reappearing on his face.

Only this time, it was different from the previous, genial smile.

This time, the smile became very… insane!

An enormous smile spread across the butler’s face, exaggerated to the point where the apple of his cheeks split open, his pallid teeth gleaming with an odd light, his eyes filled with bloodshot.

"It’s mine now!”

The butler declared loudly.

Suddenly, a series of complex ‘Dufol Language’ text emerged, fountain-like, beneath Jason’s feet, instantly enveloping him as if in a cage.

Next, the butler pointed his fingertip toward Jason.

Instantly, numerous ‘Dufol Language’ symbols, like a beam of light, connected to the symbols at Jason’s feet.

Upon connection, the beam of light transformed into ‘chains’.

It coiled around the cage, layer by layer.

Under the inexplicable strength, it expanded and contracted like breathing, or rather, like it was sucking something in.

The butler’s face was filled with madness as he spread his arms wide.

He seemed to be preparing to embrace the pinnacle of his life.

And then…

The anticipated power did not appear!

The butler was taken aback.

He looked at Jason, who was ‘bound’, and raised his arms again.

But still, nothing happened.

This utterly stunned the butler.

He had clearly seen Jason biting off a piece of the ‘Angel Envoy’s Halo,’ and in this ritual specially prepared for the ‘Angel Envoy’ to ‘steal power,’ such strength should have surged towards him like a tide.

But now?

Nothing at all.

This was impossible!

The ‘Angel Envoy’s Halo’ could be said to be the fundamental source of an ‘Angel Envoy’s’ power.

Even a small piece was enough for him.

Enough to easily reach his goal.

As for a mistake in the ritual?

Even less likely!

This ritual, he had tried it before.

He had tried it on the remnants of an ‘Angel Envoy’ he had once found.

Even though those remnants were no larger than a little finger, the power within them was something he could not forget to this day.

It had transformed him from a person of mediocre talent into one outstanding and powerful.

Having experienced such an enhancement, he could no longer bear the routine practice, hence, he laid out his plans.

What went wrong?

Anxiety began to creep into the butler’s frantic expression.

The ‘power-stealing’ ritual could not be maintained for much longer.

He had to find the key to the problem before it was too late.

At that moment, there was a series of strange noises ahead.

Clang!

The chains suddenly made clanging sounds as a pair of broad, thick hands extended from within the chains, slightly pushing them aside to reveal Jason’s silhouette.

He stepped forward and walked out.

"How is it possible!”

"How could you possibly break free from the bonds targeting the ‘Angel Envoy’s power’?”

"This is impossible!”

The butler growled, his eyes full of disbelief.

Jason simply said —

"Have you ever heard of digestion?”

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